Arefa Tehsin's Blog, page 7
May 11, 2020
April 14, 2020
#OnceUponABookWithPenguin and Mosporesso for all kids stuck at home
Link to the Video Hudhud is horrible to everyone. He polishes off his classmates’ lunches, plays cruel pranks on his teachers and troubles innocent creatures. Until his strange new history teacher decides to set him straight. The lesson? A curse! Now Hudhud must roam the vast earth . . . with-and as-the greatest migratory animals.... Continue Reading →
March 16, 2020
The Indian Express: The Algebra of Infinite Beauty
Postcard-perfect: A heady hybrid of a European town in a tropical place. (Photo by: Adityavikram More) The quaint charms of Sri Lanka’s Galle Fort A stellar example of a fort city made by Europeans in South and Southeast Asia, Galle Fort is a Unesco World Heritage site. Written by Arefa Tehsin | New Delhi... Continue Reading →
March 3, 2020
New Book Alert – The Hindu’s Whoopee 30!
“The old, toothless tooth fairy Tootsie not only collected teeth, she collected thrown away dolls too….” starts my story The Island of Tooth Fairies in ‘Whoopee 30!’ A freshly baked book for the 30th birthday of YoungWorld! Raising a toast to Young World, THE HINDU has come out with a keepsake anthology of short stories. Designed... Continue Reading →
February 13, 2020
The Indian Express: Why the Knuckles Mountain Range is one of Sri Lanka’s most difficult hikes
Why the Knuckles Mountain Range is one of Sri Lanka’s most difficult hikes With cloud forests, grasslands and semi-evergreen rain forests, it has the climatic microcosm of the rest of the island. Written by Arefa Tehsin | New Delhi | Updated: February 2, 2020 Photographs by Adityavikram More One of the most difficult hikes... Continue Reading →
February 1, 2020
New Book Alert! It’s Flipped!
One book, two covers, two themes and two…no, 10 authors! In the ‘Sports Stories’ is Bull’s Eye, a story based in the Kargil valley of Kashmir, which I enjoyed writing immensely. A special thanks to Himalay Tehsin for his precious inputs on the ways and life of the valley. With author friends Ken Spillman, Stephen... Continue Reading →
December 5, 2019
Sessions at Bookaroo Bhopal
Bookaroolitfest Bhopal begins on a warm, liquid note. Do drop in for the 50+ happening session at Bharat Bhavan on 7th and 8th of Dec. My sessions as below: Saturday, December 7 Time: 1100-1200 Venue: Studio Age: 12-14 Of Witches and Haunted Wells – Follow in the footsteps of renowned naturalist Raza H Tehsin,... Continue Reading →
November 20, 2019
Sessions at Delhi Bookaroo
Venue: Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts, Man Singh Road, Delhi, 110011 Below are the sessions: Friday, November 29 1100-1200, Auditorium, for ages 10-12 The Voyagers Some animals that travel the world with their wings and fins and feet can put our greatest travellers to shame. Want to know more about such creatures? Join... Continue Reading →
November 7, 2019
Shortlisted for FICCI’s Best Book of the Year Award
Amra and the Witch shortlisted for Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)‘s Best Book of the Year (age category – below 10 years) along with books by some wonderful authors like Siddhartha Sarma, Ranjit Lal and Richa Jha! Amra has been illustrated by the amazing Chetan Sharma. Buy the book here: Amazon
September 14, 2019
Sessions at Neev Lit Fest, Bangalore
Friends in Bangalore, authors Katie Smith Milway, Susan Perrow and I will be in conversation about why cultivating one’s self-awareness is the first step towards empathy on 21st Sep 2019 at Neev Literature Festival. My other sessions with parents and children on 20th and 21st Sep: Date: Sep 20, 2019 Session 1: The Serpent... Continue Reading →
